![]() "The reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace." For "by the sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Consider the Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 1285, For example, see Victorinus, Commentarii in Apocalypsim Iohannis 1, 4: Septiformem spiritum in Esaia legimus '(Esa., XI, 2), spiritum' videlicet 'sapientiae et intellectus, consilii et fortitudinis, scientiae et pietatis, spiritum timoris Domini.' Authors such Augustine, Hilary of Poitiers, and John Cassian all speak of the gifts with familiarity.Īccording to Roman Catholicism, believers receive these gifts at baptism, which are then made more perfect by the rite of Confirmation. Why is piety also included in the list to make seven gifts?ġ. It appears that only six of the seven gifts listed above appear in this verse. (KJV) And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:Īnd the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord Īnd shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: ![]() ![]() ![]() They areĪccording to a number of sources, the list of these Spiritual gifts or virtues comes from Isaiah 11:1-3 (emphasis mine): According these authors, these qualities are completely demonstrated in Christ and are also demonstrated by believers in the Church. The patristic authors 1 enumerate the following list of gifts or emanations of the Holy Spirit among other lists of moral virtues. ![]()
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